UC Berkeley College of Chemistry names chief diversity, equity officer
UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry welcomed Brice Yates as the inaugural chief diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, officer Monday.
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For real progress, fund the humanities
Today, as we address the aftermath of the previous presidential administration, it’s necessary to reexamine our hyper-fixation on technological progress.
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UC Berkeley-led university alliance formed to increase STEM diversity in academia
A UC Berkeley-led research alliance aims to increase the number of postdoctoral scholars and faculty from historically underrepresented minority groups in STEM fields.
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UC Berkeley pilot program for outdoor instruction approved by city officials
An outdoor instruction pilot program proposed by UC Berkeley administrators that will last from Oct. 26 to Nov. 24 and allow certain in-person activities has been approved by Berkeley public health officials.
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Following life’s lede
Off the Beat
I’ve never viewed my indecisiveness as a positive trait, but it’s given me countless opportunities, one of them journalism.
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Berkeley Forum fall 2020 lineup includes scientists, media experts
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming election and national conversations about racism and justice, the Berkeley Forum has organized a lineup of a diverse range of professionals and experts to speak in fall 2020.
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Our basic humanity
Cal in Color
I’ve often had STEM friends not understand why they have to pay our exorbitant tuition even for classes not clearly related to their major.
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Fever dreaming of America
American Pie?
From rising hate speech to the travel ban to the attacks on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, our country is staggeringly anti-immigrant.
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Reflections from my time as a Golden Bear
There is an unspoken tension between the number-crunchers and networkers, and the arts and humanities majors in that the former look at the latter with disparaging disrespect.
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Why women in STEM matter
The best way to improve STEM is to empower women and minority groups to penetrate heavily male-dominated professions and get their brilliant minds heard.
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